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The English Language Center (ELC) at

Wenzhou-Kean University (WKU)

Office: GEH B301

Activity Room: GEH B302a

Email: elc@wku.edu.cn

温州肯恩大学英语语言中心

English Language Center

The English Language Center is a professional unit of

Wenzhou-Kean University offering students a variety of

English learning opportunities and tailored services, all

designed to cater to their specific needs and ensure the

continued enhancement and refinement of their English skills

throughout the academic years.

What We Offer for students

• One-on-one Tutoring

• Workshops & Test Prep Seminars

• English Language Lab

• English Competitions

• English Corner

• Mini-courses/Remedial courses

• ELC Wechat

One-on-one Tutoring

ELC Supplemental Instructors work with students in the areas of:

• Grammar and usage

• Essay development

• MLA/APA formatting

• Sentence structure

• Pronunciation

• Speaking

• Presentation skills

• General academic skills

Office Hours: 9.00-11.0014.00-16.00

Workshops & Test Prep Seminars

• Guide to writing appropriate emails to your professors

• Guide to citing resources

• Preparation for CET4/CET6

• Skills of translation/interpreting

• Skills of paraphrasing

• Skills of note-taking

• Skills of speaking/listening

English Language Lab (ELL)

• Pronunciation Power

- Pronunciation

• EnglishCentral

- Listening, vocabulary, speaking

• ELL Technologies - Master

- Test skills: listening, reading, writing

Opening Hours:

18.30-20.30, Mon.-Fri.

9.00-11.00, Sat.

14.00-16.00, Sun.

Venue: GEH B411

English Competitions

WKU English Competitions: vocabulary, comic stripe,

advertisement, etc.

Wenzhou Youth Interpretation Contest

National Interpreting Contest

National English Debating Competition

National English Competition for College Students

Comic Stripe:

https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/ale1pXMOmfjFpf5Ir

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Advertisement:

https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/b_fMQ3aPdzuMGdaaBQYznA

English Corner

ESL Department & ELC

Various topics

Natural, friendly, free

Walk-in Hours: 18.30-20.00, Wed.

Mini-courses/Remedial Courses

For under-prepared and at-risk students

Develop general English skills

Identified by the placement test, or professors of ESL/ENG courses

Non-credit

Free (NO extra fees)

ELC Wechat

• The first post: March 2016

• Around 100 articles/news

• More than 2400 followers

• More than 80,000 views

QuestionQ: Can the ELC revise a paper for me?

A: Sorry, we CANNOT:

• Do the whole or parts of assignments for you;

• Provide "proofreading" services

We CAN provide writing center learning opportunities, including:

• Assisting you in recognizing patterns of grammatical or sentence errors;

• Assisting you in assessing whether your writing has fulfilled the taskassigned;

• Assisting you in assessing whether your writing meets the organizationrequirements for good college writing in English;

• Making recommendations for revision in the above areas and then

following up.

Contact

• ELC Office: GEH B301

• ELC Activity Room: GEH B302A

• Email: ELC@wku.edu.cn

• ELL: GEH B411